I fully admit that I’m not a fan of J. R. R. Tolkien’s fiction. It’s not that I think his fiction is bad, I’m just not big into the fantasy genre. With that said I am a big fan of the undertones in much of his work regarding the dangers of politics. You’re probably wondering why discussion of Tolkien is appearing in a Monday Metal post. The answer is quite simple, this week’s entry is by the band Battlelore. All the lyrics for Battlelore’s music is inspired by Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. While I’m not familiar with the fiction I really dig the band and their music. Stand up and bang your head to some fucking great metal: